Tanner Foust Tests the Ford Focus ST-R

Last year Tanner Foust became the first American to win a round of the European Rallycross Championship driving a 575-bhp horsepower Ford Fiesta. He also competed in the Global Rallycross Championship in the US and was crowned as the inaugural champion.

Apart from being an accomplished driver, Foust is, of course, also one of the Top Gear USA hosts and a founding member of the Octane Academy. Recently he spent a day at Homestead-Miami Speedway testing a Focus ST-R – the latest ready-to-race car from Ford Racing.

The Focus ST-R is due to make its competition debut during the Grand AM weekend at Daytona in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge on January 26-27. As can be seen in the video, Foust came away impressed with the newest edition to the Ford Racing family of cars. Who says small cars can't be fun to drive fast?

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